Marina Hadjicosta
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| Born | 8 February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Discus throw, Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marina Hadjicosta (Greek: Μαρίνα Χατζηκώστα; born 8 February 2009) is a Cypriot discus thrower. The senior national champion in 2026, she won the gold medal at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships and was the bronze medalist at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Biography
Hadjicosta trains at Laniteio Lyceum in Limassol and is coached by Konstantinos Stavrou.[2][3] Competing at the 18th European Youth Festival in Skopje in July 2025, Hadjicosta won the bronze medal in the discus throw with a throw of 47.41 metres.[4]
Hadjicosta became the senior Cypriot national champion in 2026 in both the discus throw and the shot put.[5][6] Having entered the competition as the European U18 leader by nearly five metres,[7] Hadjicosta won the gold medal at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships with her fourth round throw of 56.17 metres, winning ahead of shot put champion Emma le Blansch of the Netherlands.[8][9]
She was the bronze medalist in the discus throw at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, United States.[10] In doing so, she became the first Cypriot female athlete to win a medal in the discipline at the championships.[11]
References
- ↑ "Marina Hadjicosta". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Marina Hadjikosta's "star" "shone" at the Pancyprian School Athletics Games". cna.org.cy. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "GOLD...Marina Hadjikosta in the discus throw! (K18)". Kerida. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bronze medal for Marina Hadjicosta in discus throw in Skopje". Parikiaki.com. July 22, 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cyprus Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cyprus Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (16 Jul 2026). "Hadjicosta heads discus finalists at Rieti 2026". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (18 Jul 2026). "Cyprus' throws success continues with Hadjicosta taking discus gold in Rieti". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Taylor and Maxwell win US world U20 100m double in Oregon". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.